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What Are Betamethasone And Ceftriaxone Used For?

Posted on Thu, 18 May 2017

Question: went to dr and he gave me 2 shots one is betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg the 2nd shot was ceftriaaxone sodium per 250 mg. He did not explain what these shots were for and i received the medicare print out for that office visit and am curious as to what those shots were prescribed for thank you for your help

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Uses of these medications detailed below

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for the query at HCM

Betamethasone is a steroid medication. It reduces inflammation in the respiratory tract thereby opening them up, and helps you to breathe better.

Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial infections like pneumonia.

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Regards,
Dr.Lekshmi

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